Who was the spouse of Marie Antoinette of Austria?

Coo, I thought by now everyone would know the attribution is FALSE. She did not say it. It appears in Rousseau's writings 26 years before the Revolution, when she was 9 and had never been to France. It didn't even mention cake, but brioche, an enriched bread. But it was NOT her who said it. One of the worst mix-quotes in history.

The monarchy of the time was so far removed from the everyday life of the masses that , it would seem, she genuinely did not understand why they couldn't eat cake. This isn't intended to be a criticism, it's just how they lived.

caliro, I was just thinking the exact same thing as you wrote.

Let them eat cake!

I fancy some cake too

swish, Ha😄

Let them eat cake!🍰

good story!!